British funds and policy on Kaffir and Zulu wars
The piece argues that imperial troops in South Africa will impose heavy preliminary costs for Cetewayo’s subjugation, including ammunition and transport. It recalls New Zealand Maori wars as a caution and urges voters to demand pledges against further colonial expenditures on Kaffir or Zulu conflicts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Chelmsford
Cetewayo
John Bull
South Africa
New Zealand
House of Commons
Debated Church Extension Methods and Statistical Claims
A rebuttal challenges the Church Times and Horace Mann style statistics on Church of England growth. It disputes 7 million sittings and 930 sittings per church, arguing figures rely on faulty math and conflated measures. It defends genuine voluntary effort and temporary chapels as valid worship spaces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church Times
Church of England
Horace Mann
Mann
Mabbs
Incorporated Church Building Society
Manchester
Nottingham
Church Building Society
Newcastle minister gains sole rights to Spurgeon bust
The Rev. George Dunnett of Newcastle-under-Lyme secures exclusive publishing rights for a Parian marble bust of Mr. Spurgeon. The 15 inch high, 8 inch wide copy from Acton’s original sculpture is available in Varian marble and terra cotta at one guinea each. Proceeds aim to fund a new place of worship in a poor area of Newcastle-under-Lyme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Dunnett
Newcastle-under- Lyme
Spurgeon
John Adams Acton
Terra Cotta At One Guinea Each, and Is Cheap At That Figure. Mr. Dunnett
Newcastle-under-Lyme
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